Appendix:Electric Type

The type is one of the 18 Pokémon elemental types. It is one of the two types that have only 1 weakness — Electric-type Pokémon are only weak to Ground-type moves, while Electric-type attacks have no effect on Ground-type Pokémon. On the other hand, moves that belong to this type are super effective to Water-type and Flying-type Pokémon. From the core series games Pokémon X and Y onwards, Electric-type Pokémon have gained an immunity to paralysis.

Normally Electric is excluded from the "main types in Pokémon", which only contain Fire, Water and Grass. However, with Pikachu being the mascot of Pokémon and available as the only Starter Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow, Electric is sometimes considered as the fourth main type. Electric-type attacks also share a common trait of being resisted by Dragon-type Pokémon with the moves from other 3 main types.

Silvent Gym Leader Chad specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.

Offensive
This table shows the effectiveness of Electric-type moves against other types of Pokémon.

Defensive
This table shows the effectiveness of other types of moves against Electric-type Pokémon.

Electric-type Pokémon
Here is a list of currently obtainable Pokémon that belong to this type.

Trivia

 * In the core series Pokémon games, all Generation 1 Electric-type moves start with the word "Thunder".